Gap

Old Norse Dictionary - gap

Meaning of Old Norse word "gap" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gap Old Norse word can mean:

gap: n. [A. S. geap; Engl. gap; Dan. gab; cp. gapa], prop. a gap, empty space, whence Ginnunga-gap, the Chaos of the Scandin. mythol., Edda, Vsp.

gap: 2. metaph. gab, gibes; óp ok gap, háreysti ok gap, Fb. iii. 425, cp. Nj. 220. gaps-maðr, m. a gaping fool, a gaby, Fbr. 12.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mythol.: mythology, mythologically.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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